紅顏薄命

Chinese

		pretty face; rosy complexion; beautiful woman	born under an unlucky star; born unlucky; ill-fated
trad. (紅顏薄命)		紅顏	薄命
simp. (红颜薄命)		红颜	薄命

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngyánbómìng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ ngaan⁴ bok⁶ ming⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hóngyánbómìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hóngyánbómìng
  - Wade–Giles: hung²-yen²-po²-ming⁴
  - Yale: húng-yán-bwó-mìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngyanborminq
  - Palladius: хунъяньбомин (xunʺjanʹbomin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ ngaan⁴ bok⁶ ming⁶
  - Yale: hùhng ngàahn bohk mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ ngaan⁴ bok⁹ ming⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ ngan⁴ bog⁶ ming⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²¹ pɔːk̚² mɪŋ²²/

Idiom

紅顏薄命

beautiful women often suffer unhappy fates

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (紅顏薄命):

→ Vietnamese: hồng nhan bạc mệnh (紅顏薄命)

See also

自古紅顏多薄命／自古红颜多薄命 (zìgǔ hóngyán duō bómìng)

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